ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

URINARY SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where does filtration of blood take place in the kidney?
A
Glomerulus
B
Renal tubule
C
Renal artery
D
Ureter
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Blood flows into your kidney through the renal artery. This large blood vessel branches into smaller and smaller blood vessels until the blood reaches the nephrons. In the nephron, your blood is filtered by the tiny blood vessels of the glomeruli and then flows out of your kidney through the renal vein.

Detailed explanation-2: -The filtration of blood is carried out in renal corpuscle. Glomerulus and Bowman’s capsule together form the renal corpuscle. Glomerulus is a group of blood capillaries that is present in the Bowman’s capsule of nephrons and is the seat, where the process of ultrafiltration takes place.

Detailed explanation-3: -First, the nephrons filter blood that runs through the capillary network in the glomerulus. Almost all solutes, except for proteins, are filtered out into the glomerulus by a process called glomerular filtration. Second, the filtrate is collected in the renal tubules.

Detailed explanation-4: -Filtration of the blood takes place at (a) PCT (b) DCT (c) Collecting ducts (d) Malpighian body. Answer: (d) Filtration of blood takes place at Malpighian body. Malpighian body or corpuscle comprises of glomerulus and Bowman’s capsule.

Detailed explanation-5: -The glomerulus is a network of capillaries known as a tuft located at the beginning of nephrons in the kidney. Intraglomerular mesangial cells support the structure of the tuft. The blood in the tuft is filter’s capsule.

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